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Hello. Looking for suggestions on the following problem: the sound on my laptop (Compaq Presario 700) works perfectly fine (operating system Windows XP) when the internet connection is unplugged OR when connected with USB. However no sound works once the ethernet connection is plugged in. This includes sound coming from …

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w-find.com/index.htm is always coming back as my IE start page! Also, networking is sporadic on this machine now. Here's the HijackThis log that i have seen requested for fixing. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 12:26:07 AM, on 9/10/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 …

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Even when I boot my computer in safe mode, windows explorer will not stay open for three seconds without restarting itself--making it difficult to run anything that's not on my desktop and making the PC practically un-usable. I can't run windows update because I can't run Internet Explorer, and even …

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I have a 2002 Windows XP. Whenever I shut it down, it immediatley starts back up. It used to do this once in a while, but it happens all the time now.. Can I get some help? =|

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My system was working fine until three days back, it started giving me problems.... Configuration is: P4 1.7GHz Windows XP Professional Harddisks 200GB(Primary) and 80GB(Slave) are being used Mercury Motherboard Drives Present: C,E,F on Primary and D,G,H on Slave Whenever i start my computer, it takes a long time and …

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[B]How to enable remote assistance in 2000 prof?i want to conncet from 2003 server give me clear answer .[/B] :cry: thanking u Gunasekhar

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Hello, OK, I have a w2kpro machine that was hit with a vast amount of nasty spybot, esobot, etc. that I believe I've removed the last bits of... I was able to do this by following steps from other posts and a previous post of mine (though I was infected …

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[i]Office will Track & Suggest[/i] [url="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/13/AR2005091300877.html"]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/13/AR2005091300877.html[/url] [i]The latest version of Microsoft Corp.'s Office software will try to anticipate and automatically offer the tools a user is most likely to want during a specific task, in one of several enhancements designed to help the company best one of its biggest competitors: …

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I have a folder stored on my main computer. The computer main computer is a Linux computer, but it's using Samba to connect to the network. I have a new laptop that I want to accessthis folder with write permission regularly to work on various projects on both computers at …

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I have one account on my new computer, which is currently labeled "Best Buy". I want to rename this to "Kamex", including the folder in Documents and Settings. I thought I'd ask how to do this to be sure because I can't afford to reformat it. Can anyone provide instructions …

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I've got a P3 650 with Win98se. There's so much crap on it, we've battled viruses over the years, and god knows what else is wrong with it. It's running so slow that it's either time to trash everything and reinstall Win98se or throw the freakin' thing away and buy …

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hi previously, windows media player works fine for me.but recently, it starts to become weird.i hav installed asian language pack for my windows xp.but wen i play a chinese song in wmp, in the "now playing" window, it cant display chinese chars.i hav attached a screenshot. anyone havin any idea …

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Hello Recently my pc has started to freeze randomly. But i noticed after the first 20 times that it tend to crash when im running some other programs( microsoft antispyware, adAware, winrar) while im surfing the net, regardless which browser(firefox, ie, netscape) i use it freezes for a couple of …

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This problem is driving me crazy. i know there's something out there for a winamp-like window-snap effect. Example: bring one window border to the side of the screen or the border of another window, and in the last ten pixles, they will 'snap' together for just a 'whoa, cool' factor …

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I think I may have picked up something that causes everything to run super slow. Task manager shows 100% CPU usage even when I am not running any programs. It started a few days ago and has recently gotten worse. It may be a hardware probelem, but I suspect some …

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When I start my newly installed Windows XP Pro there is a Windows System Error message saying there is "Duplicate name exists on the network". How do I fix this?

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After upgrading from 2000 Pro to XP Pro, it's random, but every 2nd or 3rd boot or so results in a black screen when starting Windows. The BIOS appears and everything, but once it starts Windows it's Black. I can hear the Windows StartUp Sounds, but no display at all. …

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I have the Winfix pop-ups and my spyware/ad-ware/virus protection cant get rid of them here is what i got Microsoft Anti-spyware CounterSpy Ad-Aware SE Profsenial Norton Antivirus 2005 Now i got rid of Aurora perfectly fine but this one is tricky any help that IS EASY would be nice :cheesy:

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Hi. Whenever I put a DVD into my computer DVD/CD-RW drive, it reads it and then the computer locks up. Sometimes it completely freezes my system, and other times I have to click on the DVD/CD drive in My Computer before it freezes. Once I closed everything but what I …

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Hello all! When I start up Windows 2X, I keep getting a message saying "Loading freeprod content." I have previously used Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware, including the VX2 add-on, to remove spyware. Subsequent scans come up clean, but I keep getting the message on start up. Am I still infected …

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Hello all, Well, I've had similar problems like this in the past, but now this is the worst. It started with The Sims 2. It played fine for a while, but then it started to get holes in the pixels, and after about 15 minutes, the game would freeze up …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:43:26 PM, on 9/11/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe C:\Program Files\Canon\MultiPASS4\MPTBox.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\fxredir.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svcnv.exe C:\Program Files\Canon\MultiPASS4\MPDBMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Creative\SBLive\Diagnostics\diagent.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\dcfssvc.exe C:\Program Files\Canon\MultiPASS4\MPSERVIC.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\PROGRA~1\PANICW~1\POP-UP~1\PSFree.exe …

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I am using Internet explorer 6. Everytime i go into a website, for example a real estate website. I want to view the picture of the house in an enlarged form. But when i click on the thumbnail, nothing happens. When i right click on the picture to scroll to …

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Hi everyone. Now, I'm sure there's a simple way to solve this, and I'm just brain fading... lol. I am running a machine with Windows XP Professional and was wondering if there was a way to limit an individual user's internet access. I know there's a "content advisor" or whatever, …

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I was cleaning up some softwares in my laptop, and i must have deleted something wrong, coz after restarting the laptop, the sound system went haywire, and my music/video files all sounded rather synthethized and the playback speed was faster than usual. Can anyone out here kindly advise me? Thanks! …

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IE6 will not open when clicked. Please view my Hijackthis log and see if anyone can help. Thanks in advance for any help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:38:38 PM, on 9/10/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

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I have "fixed" this computer many times before, but the next time I boot it up, everything comes right back. I have been running AVG, Spybot S&D, and adaware, but to no avail. This computer has been messed up for as long as I can remember, but I actually sat …

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im trying to add a dvorak keyboard to a windows xp machine for someone i know. they prefer the style. but when i plug it in it only goes qwerty. does any one know how to fix this. the other dillema is his family prefers qwerty is there a way …

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Anybody please help me. its URGENT my computer is dual boot running win xp and win 98 and now my win 98 is showing some trouble when I start my win 98 there are no icons on the desktop and no start button and system tray.actully my computer was infected …

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I have used this computer to burn cd's but since I used the registry cleaner it has not read ANY cd's. It won't play, burn etc. It keeps telling me to put in a disk. I put the disk in and nothing happens, it says I aborted the burn. I'm …

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